Championship Bull Riding
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| Sport | Bull riding |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Country |  United States |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Cody Jesus |
| Official website | CBRbull.com |
Championship Bull Riding, Inc. (CBR) was a professional bull riding organization that was based in Weatherford, Texas, United States.[1]
History
Stock contractor Terry Williams and Texas businessman Joel Logan founded Championship Bull Riding (CBR) in 2002. ProRodeo Hall of Fame cowboy[2] and four-time world champion bull rider Tuff Hedeman was an integral part of the live event production and an ambassador for the organization from 2011 to 2018 after serving as president from 2005 to 2011. In early 2018, Hedeman left CBR to start his own organization: the Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour.[3]
For its 2016-17 season, CBR’s televised Road to Cheyenne Tour and its subsidiary Horizon Series visited over 70 venues across the United States.[4]
From 2002 to 2007, CBR was broadcast on the Outdoor Channel, in 2008 on RFD-TV, from 2009 to 2011 on Great American Country and from 2012 to 2017 was broadcast on Fox Sports Networks.
The CBR world finals event was held in different locations of the United States throughout the years. From 2002 to 2005, the CBR finals were held in Jackson, Mississippi, from 2006 to 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 2009 to 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2011 in Loveland, Colorado and from 2012 to 2018 in Cheyenne, Wyoming at Cheyenne Frontier Days, held in conjunction with the annual Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) rodeo there.
From 2012 to 2018, CBR's televised Road to Cheyenne Tour was conducted in the proprietary "8 Second Challenge" format. 24 riders would compete in the first round, and those who made a successful 8 second ride got paid $500. The top 12 riders based on scores returned to the second round, and those who made a successful 8 second ride got paid $750. The top 4 riders in the second round would move on to the third and final round and each rider, regardless if they made a successful 8 second ride or not, got paid $1,000. If the event leader rode his bull in the championship round and ended up scoring the most points, he received up to a $20,000 bonus. However, in the middle of the 2018 season, due to many requests from contestants, CBR's Road to Cheyenne Tour returned to a previous competition format where 35 riders would compete in a regular season event for a purse of $30,000. All 35 riders would compete in the long round and the top 15 based on scores would compete in the championship round. The winner of the event would get paid a minimum of $10,000. When the regular season ended, the top 35 riders in the world standings (combining Road to Cheyenne Tour and Horizon Series points) would qualify for the CBR world finals event. The rider who won the most points throughout the whole season was crowned the CBR World Champion.
From 2010 to 2018, CBR awarded its annual world champion a $100,000 bonus, and from 2013 to 2017, the winning rider of the world finals event average was awarded $50,000.
CBR went out of business after its 2018 world finals. The event itself was produced by the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) and live-streamed on their subscription-based video-on-demand service, RidePass.
CBR World Champions
- 2018
Cody Jesus - 2017 Sage Kimzey
- 2016 Sage Kimzey
- 2015 Cody Teel
- 2014 Sage Kimzey
- 2013 Cole Echols
- 2012 Josh Barentine
- 2011 Clayton Foltyn
- 2010 Luke Kelley
- 2009
Hugo Pedrero - 2008 Clayton Baethge
- 2007 Bonner Bolton
- 2006 Matt Austin
- 2005 Matt Austin
- 2004 Austin Meier
- 2003 Ross Johnson
- 2002 Mike White
Horizon Series Champions
- 2018 Braden Richardson
- 2017 John Pitts
- 2016 Koby Radley
- 2015 Cody Rostockyj
- 2014 Kritter Lamb
- 2013 Tyler Adrian
- 2012 Josh Barentine
- 2011 Cody White
- 2010 Luke Kelley
Bull of the Year
- 2018 - Dirty Little Secret
- 2017 - Hy Test
- 2016 - Cowtown Cartel
- 2015 - Corpus Red and Gold Buckle (Tie)
- 2014 - Penny Lover
- 2013 - Got It
- 2012 - Bugle
- 2011 - Double Scoop
- 2010 - Double Scoop
- 2009 - Texas Cocktail
- 2008 - Cochise
- 2007 - Zorro
- 2006 - Biloxi Blues
Bull Team Challenge Champions
| Year | Rank/Team | Total Season Score | Events Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jerilyn Harmon's Elite Bulls #3[5] | 34.00 | 3 |
| 2017 | Burleson / Barnett #1[6] | 34.00 | 3 |
| 2016 | Elite Buckin Bulls #3[7] | 34.00 | 3 |
| 2015 | Rawson Bucking Bulls #1[8] | 35.00 | 3 |
| 2014 | Harris Bucking Bulls[9] | 31.00 | 3 |
See also
- Lists of rodeo performers
- Bull Riding Hall of Fame
- Professional Bull Riders
- Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
- ProRodeo Hall of Fame
- American Bucking Bull
- International Professional Rodeo Association
- Women's Professional Rodeo Association
- Canadian Professional Rodeo Association
- Professional Roughstock Series
- Bull Riders Only
References
- ^ "Championship Bull Riding Contact Information". www.cbrbull.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-03. Retrieved 3 2014 January
- ^ "Richard "Tuff" Hedeman - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Tour, Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding. "Bull Riding Icon Launches Tour and Website". PRLog. www.prlog.org. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ "Championship Bull Riding :: What Is The CBR | Championship Bull Riding". www.cbrbull.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Championship Bull Riding :: Bull Teams". www.cbrbull.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ "Championship Bull Teams 2017". Championship Bull Riding. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Championship Bull Teams 2016". Championship Bull Riding. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Championship: Bull Teams 2015". Championship Bull Riding. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Championship Bull Teams 2014". Championship Bull Riding. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.